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Melanocortin peptides inhibit urate crystal-induced activation of phagocytic cells

INTRODUCTION: The melanocortin peptides have marked anti-inflammatory potential, primarily through inhibition of proinflammatory cytokine production and action on phagocytic cell functions. Gout is an acute form of arthritis caused by the deposition of urate crystals, in which phagocytic cells and c...

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Autores principales: Capsoni, Franco, Ongari, Anna Maria, Reali, Eva, Catania, Anna
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2787256/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19814819
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar2827